Shalom everyone, The month of Av is for remembering the joy and sadness of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem – joy over its existence, and sadness over its destruction. The loss of the Temple is commemorated by the Fast of Tisha be'Av (the 9th of Av – see Jer 36:9)....

Shalom everyone, If you have been brought up in a Christian environment, you have probably been taught that religion and politics don’t mix. You have probably also been taught that a religious minister or leader should not criticise the government, and that meddling...

Shalom everyone, First of all, my apologies that I haven’t written anything in a while. This article is going to be a little different. I normally don’t focus on myself, because my job is to direct you all towards Yahveh, and Yahveh’s values. However, there have been...

Shalom everyone, Some of you might be aware that I have had an ongoing project since 2005, which I have called, ‘The Original Israelite Bible Project’. Thanks to the existence of four different versions of the Torah, it’s possible to bring together and reconstruct the...

Shabbat shalom everyone, This is the seventh Sabbath of the Omer-counting period, so we are going to be taking a look at the seventh and final part of God’s Covenant. It is the fourth covenant with the Assembly of Israel (after the one with Abraham and the Patriarchs,...

Shabbat shalom everyone, This is the sixth Sabbath of the Omer-counting period, so we are going to be taking a look at the sixth part of God’s Covenant. It is the third covenant with the Assembly of Israel (after the one with Abraham and the Patriarchs, and the Sinai...

Shabbat shalom everyone, This is the fifth Sabbath since the waving of the Omer, so as with our tradition, we are looking at another part of the Covenant. This week, we are examining the covenant sworn by God with the people of Israel at Horev, the holy mountain in...

Shabbat shalom everyone, This is the fourth Sabbath since the waving of the Omer, so as with our tradition, we are looking at another part of the Covenant. This week, we are examining the covenant sworn by God with Abraham, and with the Patriarchs Isaac and Jacob....

Shabbat shalom everyone, As part of our custom to look at the seven parts of God’s Covenant in the run-up to Shavu‛ot, today we are looking at the covenant with Noah. This covenant confirms that all life has been given into the stewardship of humanity; it gives...

Shabbat shalom everyone, In the run-up to the Festival of Weeks (Shavu‛ot), on each Sabbath we are looking at each of the 7 parts of the Covenant. This week, we are looking at the Adamic Covenant – the second covenant which God made with the whole of humanity (the...